Title
Water Meter Replacement and Installation - RFP 22-062
History
On October 3, 2022, the Village issued Request for Proposal (RFP) 22-062 “Water Meter Replacement Program Installation,” for Village-wide replacement of all small and large water meters in the system. The project consists of the provision of all labor and equipment necessary to complete the scope of work.
The Village began replacing its aging water meters in 2012 with Sensus iPerl meters. Over eighty-two (82) percent of the in-service water meters are old, mechanical-style three-quarter (3/4) inch in diameter, which is widely used for single-family homes and represents the majority of the Village’s residential customers. Collectively, this group accounts for over seventy (70) percent of the volume of water billed from 2019-2021, with commercial users representing the next largest share at nineteen (19) percent. The Village is looking to replace a total of sixteen thousand four hundred thirty-five (16,435) water meters, ranging from tree-quarter (3/4) inch residential to four (4) inch commercial meters.
There are several factors that can contribute to meter inaccuracy including, but not limited to, flow rates outside the meter’s operating range, mechanical wear and tear, debris or deposit build-up, and sensor drift. In particular, older mechanical meters are susceptible to degradation due to material build-up and pitting caused by air pockets in the water, which cause the meter to under-report the actual consumed water. Based on a comparative analysis with two (2) other industry competitors for similar communication (AMR/AMI) systems, the Village’s existing Sensus FlexNet AMI and Sensus iPERL are recommended to be kept and continued as part of the on-going meter replacement initiative. This strongly benefits the Village which has gained familiarity with the platform, as well as the lower costs associated with the implementation of the existing infrastructure. Additionally, Baxter & Woodm...
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